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Swimming Australia Adds Olympic Runner Shaun Creighton To Board of Directors

Creighton joins the Board after representing Australia at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics in men’s athletics, racing the 5,000 and 10,000 meters.

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Paris Selected As Host of 2026 European Aquatics Championships

The event will follow up on the 2024 Olympic campaign slated for later this year, headlined by swimming superstar Leon Marchand.

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World Aquatics Says Paolo Barelli Remains Suspended, Italian Federation Falsified Report

World Aquatics disputed a report from the Italian Swimming Federation that declared Paolo Barelli had won a CAS appeal and returned as President.

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Paolo Barelli Reportedly Wins CAS Appeal Against World Aquatics

Barelli will return as the President of the Italian Federation after the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared him in a case against World Aquatics.

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Navy SEAL, Former UMass And Maryland Swimmer Chris Chambers Declared Dead At Sea

Chambers, 37, died after heroically diving into the Arabian Sea to try and save fellow SEAL Team 3 member Nathan Ingram, 27.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #60-51

After breaking out in a big way in 2023, there’s a path for Kennedy Noble to the Olympics despite being in a stacked crop of female backstrokers in the U.S.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #70-61

Adam Peaty comes into the year as the two-time defending Olympic champion in the men’s 100 breast. Does he have a chance at a three-peat?

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #80-71

Destin Lasco had a long course breakout in 2023, but the question now becomes can he perform well at back-to-back LC meets and win a medal on the big stage.

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Brookfield Swim Club Hosts First-Ever U.S. National Ice Swimming Championships

Water temperatures were maintained between a frigid 38 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit in Chantilly, Virginia.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #90-81

Chen Juner broke the super-suited Chinese Record in the 200 fly last year, but subsequently missed the semi-final at Worlds. Can he deliver in Paris?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 45% Think 14:30 In 1500 Free Most Likely Men’s Barrier To Fall

After an epic duel in the 1500 free at the 2023 World Championships, Ahmed Hafnaoui and Bobby Finke could have the 14:30 barrier within reach in 2024.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #70-61

After an under-the-radar rebound year in 2023, Olivia Smoliga has emerged as a prominent contender for a third straight Olympic team in 2024.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 1/19/2024

Our GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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NCAA DI Swimming & Diving Championship Tickets are Now On Sale

Public tickets for the women’s championships will go on sale on Tuesday, January 16, and tickets for the men’s meet will be available on Monday, January 22.

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arena Swim of the Week: 14-Year-Old Wilson York Hits 2:18.0 200 Breast At Knoxville PSS

York dropped a time of 2:18.08 in the ‘B’ final of the event on Saturday in Knoxville, ranking him #4 all-time in the boys’ 13-14 age group.

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